Articles that Ben Branch has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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The Omologato Zandvoort Automatic Wristwatch – £550
The new Omologato Zandvoort automatic wristwatch is dedicated to the famous Zandvoort circuit on the west coast of the Netherlands, near the town of…
Triumph Bonneville #43 Ruby – A Custom Beach Cruiser
The Triumph Bonneville is an enduring motorcycle, the first one appeared in 1959 as a 650cc parallel twin with overhead valves. It was named…
The RINO Ready Companion – A 21st Century Two-Person Survival Kit
The RINO Ready Companion is a new, 21st century two-person survival kit designed to keep you and one other person alive in the event…
Hangar 9 P-51D Mustang 60cc R/C Plane – 7 ft 5 in Wingspan
This Hangar 9 P-51D Mustang is a 1/5th scale model with a 7 foot 5 inch wingspan (89 inches) and a total weight of…
Pearce Knives – Handmade Wrench Knives – $50 USD
Pearce Knives is run by Logan Pearce, a third-generation American knife maker whose work has been featured in a slew of movies and games…
Hageman Motorcycles Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster Custom
This Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster custom is the work of Greg Hageman of Hageman Motorcycles, it started out as a lightly modified 1995 Sportster to…
The Tepui Hybox Rooftop Tent – Suitable For Cars, Trucks, And 4x4s
The Tepui Hybox Rooftop Tent is suitable for cars, trucks, 4x4s, and almost any other standard vehicle able to be fitted with a roof…
The Baja Porsche 911 – Built By Michael Lightbourn
This unusual off-road racer started life as a 1969 Porsche 911, its early life is largely lost to history but what we do know…
Heck on Wheels Hat by Go Fast Don’t Die
This Heck On Wheels hat is the work of the team at Go Fast Don’t Die, a brand that started among a group of…
A RUF Modified Porsche 911 – The 700 BHP Twin Turbo RUF RSR
The one-of-one “RUF RSR” as it’s become known over the past 30+ years was lauded in the book The World’s Fastest Cars in 1989….
Full Tank Flame Tank Tee – 100% Of Proceeds Go To The Movember Foundation
The Flame Tank Tee is a popular offering from the team at Full Tank – the world’s first not-for-profit motorcycle apparel company, 100% of…
Watch the 1985 Daytona 200 – Freddie Spencer vs Wes Cooley
The 1985 Daytona 200 was a significant race in the career of “Fast” Freddie Spencer, he pulled out a lead early in the race…